Yet what rescuers discovered beneath the earth was nothing short of extraordinary.

He was still alive.

According to ABC News, nearly 100 first responders searched for Koah after he disappeared on Monday, Nov. 9. The search took a remarkable turn on Tuesday when investigators found disturbed soil about 50 yards into the woods near the child's paternal grandfather's home.

As they began digging, they heard something that changed everything.

A baby was crying.

Koah was discovered inside a wire dog crate wrapped in a towel, buried beneath a shallow layer of dirt. Somehow, despite spending about a full day underground, the little boy survived.

"Certainly, God is good," Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon said, according to ABC News.

The sheriff described hearing Koah's cries as "the most joyful sound you ever heard of a crying baby."

And considering what this precious child had endured, those cries were more than a sign of life. They were the answer to a desperate search that could have ended in unimaginable heartbreak.

Authorities believe the towel surrounding the crate may have created a small pocket of air, allowing Koah to breathe. Speaking with WIS News 10, Koon pointed to God's grace in explaining the baby's extraordinary survival.

Meanwhile, the circumstances surrounding Koah's disappearance are heartbreaking in their own right.

Authorities arrested his father, 25-year-old Michael Comer, Monday night on burglary and resisting arrest charges. Investigators were considering additional charges as they worked to determine exactly what happened.

Koah was transported to a hospital for treatment, with officials hopeful he would recover.

There are still troubling questions surrounding this case, but one thing is certain: A helpless baby who could have been lost forever was found alive. Koah's survival is an extraordinary reminder that even in the darkest circumstances, hope is not lost.

And perhaps no words capture the magnitude of this rescue better than the sheriff's own declaration:

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